The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-09

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same"
"Aud you" she coldly questioned, ''arc
Rowland Browne Jr."
~ am that unhappy object OF your dlsplcas-
ure. Henrletta-Nliss Seymour, you have
been laborlng under great mistake; allow
| me To-
'Aftstakes again" she interposed "mis
takes appear to be the order OF the day. But
this Is no time either for reproaches or expla-
nations, Mr.. Browne. Sufficient to say that
regret your presence, which under other cir
cumstances, should consider an insult. AS
| II Is, | can imagine Its cause The miserable
blundcr made by myself, connected with those
letters, has just come to my knowledge. 1t
was most singular delusion," she hesitated,
81 WISH" she resumed, ''to curtal this inter
view; excuse me, have business on hand,
| just at present"
~ am at your SERVICE" he replied. ~ will
then remain In the background for tht
present"
''This is most unfortunate Mr.. Browne, ex
ceedlngy unfortunate"
She passed to the desk where Ida still
awaited her. Ms. Blggs sat gazing at the
passers-by with frequent ordinations OF sur
prise or pleasure.
Excuse me, Miss Lathrop, an acquaintance
whom have not met for several years, detain-
ed me-" She stood for some moments look
ing at the girl. "Certalnb," she said, 81
shall return your manuscript, and beg your
pardon. hardly see my way clear, vet. This
appears to be a most singular complication OF
| affairs.n She remained motionlcss, gazing
| blanklv into snace
"Can assist you," asked Ida. ~ Would
so like to-"
"Miss Lathrop / think you can. May /
take the address you have just written, |
would like this gentleman to see It, Mr..
Brown" she said, handing 1t to him, ''could
you swear that this is not your handwriting"
81 could not, "he replied, "and yet am NOR
ally certain Of never having written It,"
mo" she said, ''it was written by the young
lady sitting ut the desk. A remarkable coin
cidence''
Very" he replied gazing admiringly upon
the picturesque effect OF that young lady's APP
pearance. The gray brocade was perfect
success.
"NIss Lathrop" said the editor, ''may in
troduce Mr.. Browne, Of Brownvllle, Wiscon-
sinln
miss Ida Letitia LathropF' exclaimed Mr..
Browne, with sudden inspiration.
"Mr Rowland Browne. Jr. ~ murmured
Ida. 81 am indebted to Mr. Browne for quite
an amount Of stamps"
"And am indebted to Miss Lathrop for five
very charming letters"
"And J." said Mrs. Henrietta johnson, man
aging editor of the Crescent, "am at the bot
tom OF this trage-comedyn
'Admirableln cried Mr.. Rowland Browne,
Jr., land ais well that ends we'll"
~ am so sorry to have troubled YOU, Mrs.
what name shall call your asked Ida Letitia
Laihrop.
"AIrs. Henrietta Johnson blandly replied
the editor OF the Crescent.
MIR Rowland Browne, Jr, jumped to his
feet. "Johnson johnson excuse me,n he
said, reseatng himself
Certainly sir replied the editor of the
Crescent lyon are very excusable."
"Your maw Miss Ida" said Mrs Biggs,
joining the party, counted upon our being in
time for the train. She reckoned we ought to
| be at the depot ut quarter past five"
"Thc tramp exclaimed Rowland Boowne,
Jr.
ayes" replied Ida Letlila Lathrop, 'the
Air Line"
Excuse me, Mrs. Johnson-Nlrs. Dionysus
johnson, presume, | also leave on the Air
Line, going East. And allow me TO say that
agree with you In this, that the time for ex-
plantations is past; time, | find does away
with explanations, as at present exempllied."
Exit Miss Lila Letltla Lathrop, Mrs. HI
Blggs and Mr. Rowland Browne, Jr.
The editor, Mrs. Henrietta johnson, found
herself alone, with the play ended, and the
curtain dropped. She was decidedly bewlld-
ed She had met this man who she believed
TO have done her Il great injury through a
ridiculous mistake. They had met In the
most ordinary manner, and the subject of past
misunderstanding had scarcely been alluded
to- Simply, she had been deceived, there had
been nothing of IL; she had cherished delu-
sion. Or in the changes of life, do injuries
become outlawedi
The editor OF the Crescent resumed her bon
net, slightly out OF style, truth to say. she had
no time for fashions She wrote charming ed
itorials upon the aesthetic in Dress poetry and
art, but she had no time for practical applca-
ton; and, signing n little YEARLY, she de-
scended the stairway.
''Dlonysius" she exclaimed encounterlng
a gentleman Of dlgnihed appearance, chow
could you leave Neutrality-suspicious."
"And YOU, my dear, how cdr you so overtax
yourself Come, the carriage is just here, and
dinner Is waiting. James, drive by way OF the
Boulevards, II viii materially shorten the dis
lance. II this were necessary, my dear; this
exposure he added.
at is necessary for me," she replied, decl-
sivcly
Three rnonths later the rnarriape Of Miss